Contents tagged with Russia
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Gazprom will pay for the construction of Nord Stream 2 itself
The Russian energy giant, Gazprom, will pay the costs of the construction of the trans-Baltic gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, after Austrian oil company, OMV, and other European partners abandoned their plans, as reported by Der Standard.
"Gazprom lost hope for the participation of European partners in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, at least for the near future," the newspaper reports. Gazprom planned to implement the Nord Stream 2 project together with European oil companies, Engie, OMV, …
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Russia says it is not conducting negotiations on the establishment of military bases in Libya
The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Viktor Ozerov, declared that Russia is not conducting negotiations with Libya on the establishment of military bases in its territory. This statement was made by Ozerov in response to reports by Western media outlets that Russia is planning to build two military bases in Libya. "There are no negotiations of that sort," RIA Novosti quoted Ozerov as saying.
Earlier, the Swiss newspaper, Neu Zürcher Zeitung, reported that …
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Russian landing ship arrived in Sevastopol as part of troop reduction in Syria
A large landing ship of the Baltic Fleet, Korolev, arrived at Sevastopol as part of the operation to reduce the Russian military contingent in Syria; the ship will be unloaded and repaired, according to a source in Russian military, RIA Novosti reported.
Earlier, it was reported that according to the decision of the Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, the Russian military contingent in Syria will be reduced. Following the Minister’s decision, the ships, which are a part of the grouping in …
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Peskov: Russia will not withdraw Iskanders from Kaliningrad until Europe's plan for anti-Russian missile system is cancelled
The Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, stated in his interview with BBC TV that Moscow will not withdraw its Iskander missile systems from Kaliningrad for as long as there are missile systems in Europe targeted against Russia.
“It is a very difficult issue. We can’t just withdraw these missile systems from Kaliningrad without knowing that plans to create anti-Russian missile systems on the European continent will be cancelled,” Peskov said. Last year, …
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Kremlin spokesman expects changes in Washington's position toward Eastern Ukraine
Press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated in an interview with Vesti.ru on January 21 that the Kremlin expects changes of “modality” in the USA’s position regarding settlement of the conflict in the East of Ukraine.
“In what direction will it change, how it will transform, will the new modality of the USA’s position regarding Ukraine contribute to the settlement - we will see very soon,” Peskov said.
He expressed hope for “a constructive position” of the …
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Construction of rail track to Kerch Strait Bridge to begin this year
The construction company, Stroygazmontazh, which is owned by Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, has agreed to build railway accessibility to the Crimean bridge from the peninsula. The construction is supposed to begin this year, as reported by the Minister of Transportation of Russia, Maksim Sokolov.
“Yes, they (Stroygazmontazh) expressed their intent to complete this project. We have sent the necessary documents to the Government. They will start construction this year,” RIA Krym …
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Lukashenko orders that a replacement for Russian oil be found
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, ordered the state to replace Russian oil supplies with alternate suppliers, as was reported on Friday, 20 January, by BelTa.
It is noted that the order was given against the background of a reduction in Russian oil supplies to Belarus.
“There is no catastrophe, but reduced Russian oil supplies should be replaced with alternative sources,” the head of the country stated. According to him, new routes have been not only worked out, but also tested. …
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Russia has signed an agreement with Syria to expand Russian Navy base in Tartus
The Russian Federation’s naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartus will be expanded, as was stipulated in an agreement between Russia and Syria, which was signed in Damascus on January 18 and published on the Russian government's website of legal information on Friday, January 20. The agreement is valid for 49 years and will be automatically extended for successive 25-year periods unless one of the parties informs the other party about its intention to terminate it no less than one year …
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Poroshenko’s Roshen factory in Russia will close in April
The Roshen Corporation, which belongs to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, will cease its operation at the Lipetsk confectionery factory. This was stated by the company’s press service on it’s website on Friday, January 20th. "This decision was made due to economic and political reasons," the statement reads, without providing any further details.
The production and the storage of the production facilities and infrastructure are planned to stop operating fully in April.
President …
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Russia has started to form a new military division near the border with Ukraine
The Russian Federation has violated the provisions of the Vienna Document-2011 on confidence and security building measures by starting to form a new motorized rifle division near the border with Ukraine, without informing the OSCE, according to the press service of the General Staff of Ukraine.
On January 16th-19th, Ukraine, together with Canada and Denmark, conducted an inspection in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation to ensure that Russia complies with the commitments to openness …